Walter von Boltenstern | |
Birth Date: | 26 November 1889 |
Birth Place: | Breslau |
Death Place: | Voikovo prison camp, Soviet Union |
Allegiance: | |
Branch: | Army |
Serviceyears: | 1910–45 |
Rank: | Generalleutnant |
Commands: | 29th Infantry Division 179th Reserve Panzer Division |
Battles: | World War I----World War II |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter von Boltenstern (26 November 1889 – 19 January 1952) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Boltenstern was discharged from active service in 1945, later that year he was taken prisoner by the Soviet Red Army. He died in Soviet captivity at the Voikovo prison camp in 1952.
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